The Blackhawk Cougars will be playing at home against the Montour Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Blackhawk gave up the first runs on Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 7-4 win over North Catholic.
The team relied heavily on Luca Dilonardo, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Stephen Knallay was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Montour had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Thursday. They came out on top against the Talbots by a score of 4-1.
Brady Vershum looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Montour's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jason George, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Andrew Porto, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Blackhawk now has a winning record of 5-4-1. As for Montour, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Blackhawk came out on top in a nail-biter against Montour in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Will Blackhawk repeat their success, or does Montour have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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